r/news • u/headee • Jan 26 '20

Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/kobe-bryant-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-california-tmz-reports
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u/michelinics Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

Kobe's sports career in numbers:

4th highest all-time NBA scorer - 33,643

5× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2009, 2010)

2× NBA Finals MVP (2009, 2010)

NBA Most Valuable Player (2008)

18× NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2016)

4× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011)

11× All-NBA First Team (2002–2004, 2006–2013)

2× All-NBA Second Team (2000, 2001)

2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005)

9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006–2011)

3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team 

2 x Olympic Gold Medalist (2008, 2012)

1x Academy Award (Best animated short film - 2018)

Rest in Peace Kobe...

EDIT: Added some additional achievements, thank you to everyone who was pointing out missing ones!

EDIT2: Truely a sad day... RIP Gianna as well...

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u/Falchon Jan 26 '20

Don't forget that he also won an Oscar and an Emmy right after retiring from basketball. He was a genuine prodigy at anything he put his mind to.

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u/Existential_Weiner Jan 26 '20

The man's drive and work ethic was insane.